Monday, February 22, 2016

5th Six Weeks (Wk 1 & 2) Matter: Pure Substances and Mixtures- Elements and Compounds/ Mixtures

·         Pure Substances and Mixtures.
o   How can matter be classified?
§  Elements, compounds, & mixtures.
o   Textbook Assignment



·       ·         4th Six Weeks Exam Review and Discussion
·         Pure Substances and Mixtures
o   Chapter Discussion 



·         How do pure substances and mixtures compare?
o   What are pure substances?
o   How can elements be classified?
§  How can compounds be classified?


·         How do pure substances and mixtures compare?
o   What are mixtures?
o   How can mixtures be classified?
o   Homogeneous & Heterogeneous
·         Quick Lab: Observing Mixtures


·          Pure Substances and Mixtures
o   Lesson Quiz



Thursday, February 11, 2016

4th Six Weeks (Wk 6-7) Properties and Changes of Matter


Week of Feb. 15- 19
Monday:   
·         Physical & Chemical Changes
o   What are physical and chemical changes of matter?
o   Define Physical Change
§  Identify Physical Changes of matter
o   Define Chemical change
§  Identify Chemical Changes of matter

 
Tuesday:
·         Physical & Chemical Changes
·         Comparing Physical & Chemical Changes
o   Differentiate between physical & chemical changes of matter
o   Identify signs of chemical changes of matter.
·         Law of Conservation of Mass & Energy
o   Describe & discuss the Law of Conservation of Mass & Energy.

Wednesday:
·         Properties and Changes of Matter Review
o   Physical and Chemical Properties Review
o   Physical and Chemical Changes Review

Thursday:
·         4th Six Weeks Common Assessment 


Friday:
·         4th Six Weeks Common Assessment Review


    s Week of Feb. 8- 12
·         Properties of Matter
o   Physical Properties
§  What are physical properties of matter?
§  List & Discuss common physical properties of matter.
o   Chemical Properties
§  What are chemical properties of matter?
§  List & Discuss common chemical properties of matter.




·         Properties of Matter
o   Comparing Chemical & Physical Properties
o   What is the difference between physical & chemical properties?




·         Properties of Matter
o   Comparing Two Elements Quick Lab
o   Using properties to identify unknown substances
§  Physical properties of matter
§  Chemical properties of matter


Monday, February 1, 2016

6th Grade Science (4th Six Weeks) Week 5: Introduction to Matter

Science
Monday:   
·         Review:  Temperature, Thermal Energy & Heat
o   How are heat and energy related to each other?
o   What is measured when we measure temperature?
o   Discuss the difference between thermal energy and temperature.
o   Differentiate between heat and thermal energy.
o   How can heat affect the state of an object?
Class discussion/review of Chapter lesson review on page 219


Tuesday:
·         What is matter?
o   Discuss with class what matter is
·         What is mass
·         What is weight
·         How does mass differ from weight?
·         Discuss how to measure mass and weight.
o   Using a balance and a scale





Wednesday:
·         Measuring Space
o   What is volume?
·         How is the amount of space occupied by matter measured?
o   V=L x W x H of a rectangular prism
·         How can volume be determined?
o   Using a formula
o   Using water displacement



Thursday:
·         Density
·         What is density?
·         How are mass, volume, and density all related
·         How is density determined?
o   Formula: D = M ÷ V
·         Calculate density, mass, or volume given two of the three variables using Density formula.


Friday:
·         Introduction to Matter Review
o   Review
o   Mass, Volume, and Density


·         What is Matter?
o   Lab on Volume and Density
o   Formulas:
§  V = L x W x H
§  D = M ÷ V